Dallimore Primary & Nursery SchoolLadywood Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ilkeston.

Summary of the comparison

Dallimore Primary & Nursery School and Ladywood Primary School are primary schools in Ilkeston.

  • Dallimore Primary & Nursery School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Ladywood Primary School scores 41 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Dallimore Primary & Nursery School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Dallimore Primary & Nursery School was judged Good and Ladywood Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 63.0% for Dallimore Primary & Nursery School and 60.0% for Ladywood Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Dallimore Primary & Nursery School (57.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Ladywood Primary School (53.0% in 2022-23, 60.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Dallimore Primary & Nursery School versus Ladywood Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure IlkestonDallimore Primary & Nursery SchoolIlkestonLadywood Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC65/100Stronger figureD41/100
Local ranking69th of 336 in Derbyshire Stronger figure222nd of 336 in Derbyshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll358 311
Capacity315 270
LocationIlkeston, DE7 4GZ Ilkeston, DE7 4NH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard63.0% Stronger figure60.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 9.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census358 311
Free school meals (ever 6)47.1% 46.4%
English as an additional language1.7% 8.4%
SEN support20.4% 24.8%
SEN with an EHC plan3.6% 2.3%
Attendance
Overall absence5.3% Stronger figure5.7% 6.2%
Persistent absence10.7% 10.5% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Dallimore Primary & Nursery School

Ladywood Primary School

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